Comparison of whole versus partial vertebral body stereotactic body radiation therapy for spinal metastases.

Publication/Presentation Date

4-1-2012

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the difference in clinical outcomes for patients with metastatic spine disease treated with a whole versus partial vertebral body contouring approach. A retrospective study was performed for the clinical outcomes of 154 metastatic lesions to the spine in 117 patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) using the Cyberknife(TM) Robotic Radiosurgery System. Each patient was treated with a single session of radiotherapy using either a whole (WB) or a partial vertebral body contour approach (PB). The primary endpoint was re-treatment rate and the secondary endpoints were pain status, neurologic status, toxicity, tumor control, and survival. The WB group had a lower re-treatment rate (11% (WB) vs. 18.6% (PB), p=0.285). Prior surgery status (β=1.953, OR=7.052, p

Volume

11

Issue

2

First Page

105

Last Page

115

ISSN

1533-0338

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

22335404

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article

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